The Federal Government has said it would prosecute Daily Trust Newspaper for falsehood and inciting journalism capable of gaslighting the country and causing regional disaffection.

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this Saturday in Abuja at a joint briefing with the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu to shed light on the Samoa Agreement which the country signed on June 28, 2024, at the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States OACPS secretariat in Brussels, Belgium.

Idris expressed outrage at the level of reckless reporting and statements by some media organisations and individuals that border on national security and stability. He said the Federal Government would lodge a formal complaint to the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria NPAN as well as use every lawful means to seek redress in the court of law.